Example sentences of "[pers pn] gave [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's happened , I could n't get any one year I took the triplets to the erm Goose Hill coffee morning in the Town Hall and I gave them all money for the tombola and one of them won a Creme Egg |
| 2 | I gave them false names , they checked my fingerprints and found out who I was . |
| 3 | Anyhow I gave them some antibiotic powder to put in its drinking water just in case it had a mild infection and they went away happy and said they would tell their friends . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You know , I gave her that room to herself when she came to us , because I thought it would be better , and she treated me like a servant — well , you saw , did n't you ? — and when she 'd got all the fun and sense of power out of that little game she started coming down with us . |
| 5 | She gave me a slap and I gave her one back . |
| 6 | I did all the usual stuff — I gave her some money and stuck her on a tube train to a night shelter , but while I was walking out of the tube station , I thought to myself , ‘ you complacent bitch ’ ’ you know . |
| 7 | Next I gave her some lavender essence to put in the bath ( a tin bath in front of the kitchen range ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Apparently , her cat had very bad plaque on its teeth and she was really concerned , so I gave her some advice and Amy has been in touch ever since . |
| 9 | I had found out that her name was Miss Vulcan and I gave her this information as well as telling her that Miss Vulcan had a brother named Freddie who visited her and that he was a little old man who wore a black cap on his head and sported a goatee beard . |
| 10 | Brenda , I adore it , it 's me all over so the bathroom I had endless trouble , as you know , with Shirley I had to buy stuff and Shirley came in and I gave her little presents of this and that and helped her with cooking meals for her she re-grouted practically my bath tiles and my en suite tiles because we thought water was going through the wall , and it was and then I had to replace the where you take the plug out in the bath , I forget what you call that , the trap |
| 11 | I gave her another bottle of Arg Nit LM1 with less alcohol in it and she had an excellent response for 10 days , then the pains returned so she stopped the remedy and she was well for two weeks . |
| 12 | And he had half of I gave him that banana desert . |
| 13 | I gave him that shilling . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , say I then took Fiona off him and maybe I told him to go find himself another filly and the next thing was he got a pincer-hold on my ear and was bopping me one on the nose and there I was bleeding fit to fill the Frenchy furrows so naturally I gave him one back . ’ |
| 15 | " Oh , I gave him one back . " |
| 16 | I apoligise for putting a long list of questions to the Minister , but I gave him advance notice and I hope that he will answer most of them . |
| 17 | Yes cos I gave father the money for whatever it was , so , yeah , I gave him five pounds worth of change |
| 18 | Eventually , I gave him four 3in pots , a bucket of compost , a handful of seeds and some rudimentary instructions , and ensuring peace was wonderful . |
| 19 | ‘ I gave him financial reasons . |
| 20 | I gave him some aspirin , undressed him and put him to bed . |
| 21 | It was duly arranged that we should meet after work , and it was then that I gave him further details about my ‘ sponsored ’ trip to Paris and about my much more ambitious idea of a trip to Libya . |
| 22 | ‘ I gave him another extension number in case we were talking when he rang . |
| 23 | Aye , I gave him twenty pound for that |
| 24 | A tinker accosted me in the bar , asking for a glass of brandy , but I gave him short shrift . |
| 25 | So I gave him slack line and waited again . |
| 26 | I gave you five pages , yeah but |
| 27 | I gave you that film . |
| 28 | I gave you that ultimatum because I wanted you to confide in me . |
| 29 | M. I gave you that book to read because I thought you would feel identified with him . |
| 30 | Erm for example if we ha if I gave you that equation . |